Compare and Contrast: Hinduism and Islam

Religion: Hinduism and IslamEvery society is based on different religion. Different people follow different types of religion according to their birth or by choice. The major religions of the world are Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Each religion is similar and different from one another in terms of festivals, practices and beliefs. Apart from Christianity, Hinduism and Islam are the two most widely practiced religions in the world today. They have their own traditions, beliefs and practices. These two religions are similar to some extent and differ in terms of the God they worship, religious text and the place where they offer their prayers. The major difference between Hinduism and Islam is the God they worship. Hinduism is based on polytheism whereas Islam is based on monotheism. The different forms of gods that Hindus worship are Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwor, Ganesh, Laxmi, Saraswati, and Durga. Hindus worship these gods because each of these gods represents the creator, preserver, destroyer, first god, goddess of wealth, goddess of knowledge and goddess of victory respectively (WIKIPEDIA). Therefore, by offering prayers to each of these gods individually they believe they will be successful in these areas. On the other hand, Islamic people worship Allah. They believe that Allah is the creator of heaven and the earth. According to them Allah is the supreme being, and there is no one above Allah. Likewise, both Hindus and Muslims have faith in their religious text. However, Hindus have numerous religious texts whereas Islam has only one. "Hinduism is based on the accumulated treasury of spiritual laws discovered by different persons in different times" (WIKIPEDIA). The different types of religious text that the Hindu religion believes in are The Vedas, The Mahabharat, The Ramayan, The Bhagwad Gita, and The Puranas. The Vedas is believed to be the earliest record of the religious text among the Hindus. Basically a number of...